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Cleveland Hope Walk & 5K Run Set for Aug. 15, Benefits HDSA

The Cleveland Team Hope Walk & 5K Run is on tap for Aug. 15 to raise funds to help the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) Northeast Ohio Chapter to improve the lives of Huntington’s disease (HD) patients and their families. The event, which seeks to raise $36,000…

Preclinical Research Supports Pridopidine’s Therapeutic Potential

Treatment with pridopidine rescues the function of mitochondria — the cell’s powerhouses — boosting energy production, and reduces oxidative stress in models of Huntington’s disease, preclinical research shows. According to researchers, these findings support the therapeutic potential of pridopidine and its ongoing clinical development. Pridopidine is a small oral…

EveryLife Introduces First of Kind ‘Roadmap’ to ICD Codes

To help patient advocacy leaders and their partners better understand how global health statistics codes — known as ICD codes — are assigned, updated, and revised in the U.S. health information system, the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases is presenting a first-of-its-kind resource guide. The foundation created the…